Cocktail barTequila and margarita bar$$$southsideMon-Sun 11:00-21:30
Maria's pours over 150 hand-shaken margaritas and stocks 170 tequilas in a Cordova Road cantina since 1950; former owner Al Lucero wrote the Margarita Book.
Signature drink: Maria's Special margarita (Casa Noble Crystal and Cointreau)
Food: Full New Mexican menu
Cocktail barSeasonal rooftop bar$$$downtownSeasonal Apr-Oct, daily 12:00-21:00
Coyote Cafe's seasonal rooftop runs April through October above the downtown dining room; tacos, tequila and the city's most visible Plaza-edge sunset.
Signature drink: Margaritas and Mexican beer
Food: Tacos, burgers and shareable plates
Cocktail barDistillery tasting room$$$downtownMon-Thu 15:00-20:30, Fri-Sat 15:00-22:00; closed Sun
Santa Fe Spirits, founded 2010 by Colin Keegan, pours locally distilled Colkegan single malt and Wheeler's dry gin in a tasting room off Galisteo on Read.
Signature drink: Colkegan Single Malt and Wheeler's Dry Gin cocktails
Food: Light bites
Cocktail barHotel craft cocktail lounge$$$downtownDaily 16:00-23:00
CAVA functions as the Eldorado Hotel's living-room bar, with craft cocktails and live music six blocks west of the Plaza on San Francisco Street.
Signature drink: Seasonal mezcal cocktails
Food: Tapas-style plates
Cocktail barBrewery gastropub$$$agua friaDaily 11:30-21:00
Rowley brews farmhouse sours and saisons in a small Maclovia Street facility; the gastropub plates farm-to-table dinners alongside the tank lineup.
Signature drink: House saisons and Belgian-style sours
Food: Farm-to-table gastropub plates
Cocktail barGarden-to-glass cocktail bar$$$downtownSun-Thu 15:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 15:00-22:00
Secreto Lounge is Santa Fe's most awarded cocktail room; the smoked sage margarita and garden-to-glass program live inside Hotel St. Francis one block off.
Signature drink: Smoked sage margarita
Food: Bar snacks and small plates